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Anyrun vs COSMIC Launcher: catalog facts
Anyrun	COSMIC Launcher
Best for: Wayland users who want a KRunner-like prompt they can extend with plugins	Best for: COSMIC desktop users who launch apps from the keyboard
Free Free to download and build from the public repository.	Free Free and open source as part of the COSMIC desktop.
Linux	Linux
Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended All 3 strengths for Anyrun Native Wayland support Plugin-based, so results can be extended Nix flake included for NixOS users	Integrated with the COSMIC desktop Keyboard-first search for apps and commands All 3 strengths for COSMIC Launcher Integrated with the COSMIC desktop Keyboard-first search for apps and commands Actively developed and widely translated
Linux and Wayland only Nvidia users may need a GSK_RENDERER workaround	Designed for COSMIC, not other desktops Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Not open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Offline features available	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Anyrun github.com/anyrun-org/anyrun Catalog checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for COSMIC Launcher github.com/pop-os/cosmic-launcher Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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